Superstructures: Engineering Marvels
Season 1
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Network: National Geographic
Season aired: 2019-06-11
Overview
An exploration of engineering marvels. This brand new series reveals the extraordinary feats of engineering hidden inside the world's most spectacular man-made constructions. From the world's biggest plane and largest free-spanning dome to the tallest building and the largest space ship, each superstructure is taken apart using state-of-the-art CGI and insight from world class specialists to reveal the startling innovations that turn it from dream to reality.
Episodes · 7
Space Station
Learn what makes the International Space station, the most innovative and expensive superstructure ever built.
Ultimate Cargo Ship
This episode reveals how cargo ship, GPO Amethyst, transports large structures across the world.
Monster Plane
This episode uncovers the innovations that enable the world's largest plane, Antonov AN-255, to carry the world's heaviest air-freight.
Tallest Building
This episode unveils the incredible engineering behind the Burj Khalifa.
Biggest Dome
Witness the science behind the architecture of Singapore National Stadium, the largest free-spanning dome in the world.
Giant Car Plant
Learn what makes Germany's Wolfsburg car factory, the largest car plant in the world.
Mega Carriers
As globalization progresses, the amount of goods to be transported between countries and continents is rapidly increasing - and with it the size of cargo vehicles... In this exciting film, with the help of the world's best engineers, we can glimpse the secrets of a gigantic airplane, a cargo ship with astonishing parameters, and even the International Space Station!
